Servicing your business account
Paying in
You can pay funds into your account at the following locations. Please remember to include a completed paying-in-slip for any payment you make:
Paying in by post - cheques or postal orders only
The deposit envelopes provided should be used to post your cheques or postal orders to our processing centre - for security purposes please do not enclose any cash. If you need more freepost envelopes, please call your Customer Service Centre.
Please remember to include a completed paying-in-slip with your payment, postal orders must be completed on a separate paying-in slip. Write your sortcode and account number on the reverse of each cheque, and allow a minimum of 4 working days before you draw against the payment.
Find out more about the cheque clearing cycle
Deposit machines
You can use any of The Co-operative Bank's deposit machines to pay in cheques, cash and postal orders. Please follow the instructions on the machine to make your deposit.
Any deposits made at Bankpoint and kiosk locations up to 3pm will be credited to your account for the following day. Remote sites may take up to four days. Details of deposit machine locations can be obtained by calling your Customer Service Centre.
Find out more about the cheque clearing cycle
Post Office
You have the option to pay in both cheques and cash at the Post Office. Before you can use this facility you must call your Customer Service Centre to register. They will then contact the relevant Post Office to make the necessary arrangements. Please allow four to six weeks for the arrangements to be made, and new stationery to be issued. There is a nominal charge for this service, please refer to your tariff.
Find out more about the cheque clearing cycle
By standing order/BACS credits
If you receive electronic payments from customers, you can arrange for them to pay direct into your business account by standing order or by BACS.
